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Ten Days in Manchester
An interactive intermediate business English course featuring Tony Marshall and May Hunter
 
Days:
 
Day 6
 Video

Day 6 and time to meet a possible business partner. Note: your company has been in business for a long time, you want to work with an experienced company and don't agree to more than eight percent commission.

Watch the video and choose the best answers.

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Bad Day
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Good Day
Good Day

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Questions
1. Good morning
Photo 1 a) Hello, thanks for coming
b) Good morning. Thank you for coming
c) Hi, great to see you
d) Hello there, nice to see you
 
2. I understand you are looking for an agent
a) Yes, we need someone to represent us here in Britain
b) No, that is not right at all
c) Yes, we want some help in Britain
d) No, we can work on our own, thank you
 
3. Is you company well established?
Photo 2 a) No, we have no experience
b) No, we are a new company
c) Yes, we have been operating for more than twenty years
d) Yes, we want some help
 
4. We would expect around twenty-five percent commission
a) That seems fine to me
b) That is too much
c) I'll have to discuss that with Head Office
d) I'll talk to my boss
 
5. We're a new company, we were set up four months ago
a) That's perfect for us
b) That's very good. Thanks
c) We don't want any new companies, thanks
d) I'm sorry to say we are looking for an agent with a lot of experience
 
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